Method of assembling and structure for motor stators



March 10, 1953 H. SPIELMAN METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR STATORS 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed May 10, 1950 INVENTOR. M/lTO/V l7! SP/ELMA/V ATTORNEYS M r 0, 1953 M. H. SPIELMAN METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR STATORS Filed May 10, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR. M/ZTO/V li SP/EZMA/V J23, Mil-6% 3;

ATTOR/VfVS iron stator core.

Patented Mar. 10, 1953 METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR STATORS- Milton H. Spielman, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as-

signor to The Lamb Electric Company, Kent, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application May 10, 1950, Serial No. 161,077

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved method of assembling the stators of fractional horsepower motors and an improved structure for the same. It is the object of this invention to provide a new structure of the stator laminations and stator slot insulation in fractional horsepower motors which facilitates the assembly and coil winding in a deep slot ty e of core. Another object of the invention is to provide a means of mechanically supporting the slot insulation between coil and core to prevent-splitting or tearing thereof. Another object is the provision of an insulation structure which will prevent mechanical failure of such insulation during winding with the consequent possibility of having the coil wire come in contact with the core with danger of grounding.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a structure to reinforce the slot insulation which is more easily inserted and retained in place during assembly operations than previous structures. A still further object is the provision of an insulating structure in the space ordinarily left between the end of the stator coil and core wherein carbon or other brush residue might collect with danger of eventual shorting between coil and core.

In the method of assembly of fractional horsesuitable insulating material, are forced into the slots provided for their reception in the laminated With the advent of the deep slotted type of stator core the use of such preformed coils was no longer possible and hence the skein or machine wound coils came into use. In the case of the smaller type of motor, inserts of insulating fiber or paper are placed in the stator slots to insulate the coil wire wound therein from contact with the laminated core. Generally these insulating paper or fiber inserts are somewhat longer than the axial length of the slot in order to space the coil ends from the metal core and particularly to prevent any contact of wire and core edge which could damage the wire insulation. However, during the winding process there is a tendency for the tensioned wire to tear through the paper so that it may come in contact with the sharp edge of the core slot, with attendant danger of abrasion or cutting through the insulation of the wire. Moreover, brush dust or other dust tends to gather in the space left between the end of the coil and the stator core, whereby eventual shorting of coil to core becomes possible.

by the edges of the paper insulators are reinforced so that tearing becomes less likely and, in the event that "it should occur, still effectively prevents the wire from coming in contact with the core. Another consequence of the practice of this invention is that in some methods of winding less attention need be given to careful regulation of the wire tensioning during winding. Also the present structure insulates the coil ends from the underlying core metal.

Further, in the assembling of the old type of coil structure the paper insulators tended to slip out of the slots and hence made some stages of the assembly and winding somewhat awkward. The type of core structure and insulators used in the practice of this invention provides a type of structure that makes the insulators self-holding once they are inserted in the slots even before the winding is begun.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of preferred forms of embodiment of the invention, reference being made to the accompanying drawings wherein- Fig. 1 is an end view of a motor stator core used in the practice of this invention, with slot insulator in place adjacent the bottom pole;

Fig. 2 shows, in perspective, the motor stator core of Fig. 1, with, however, an end insulator in position;

Fig. 3 shows, in perspective, a preformed slot insulator and an end insulator used in this invention;

Fig. 4 is side view of a wound motor core.

Fig. 1, an end view of a stator core ID of this invention, serves also to show the shape of the laminations used. Both the shape of the lamination and the composite stator core structure are of the general form of that used in the prior art. However, the deep slots on either side of the pole 52 are wedge-shaped and have straight sides l3, I4 and arcuate bottoms l5, the outer walls or sides [3 of the slots terminating at a shoulder I6 about even with the edge of the pole face. These laminations are assembled in the usual fashion of the prior art and are bound together by rivets I! to form the laminated structure of the stator core as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The holes I8 are provided to receive the motor frame bolts. The slot insulating strips I9 are preformed as shown in Fig. 3 to a general wedge or V,-shape with straight sides 2|, 22 and an arcuate fold 23 to fit into these slots. The outer side 2| of these insulating strips corresponds in length and shape to the length and shape of the coil insulator to be dropped .in .place.

thereof. Usually the outer side 2| is somewhat longer than the inner side 22. These insulators are somewhat longer than the axial length of the slot as will be explained hereinafter. These slot insulators are simply slipped into the coil slot and the edge 24 of outer side 2! is snapped down alongside of the-shoulder so that the insulator, by its natural resiliency, abuts against the shoulder and arcuate bottom of the slot whereby it is securely held in place and retained there during subsequent handling of the partially assembled stator structure. An end insulating strip 25, shown independently in Fig. 3, is placed between the ends of the slot insulators, which project beyond'the stator core as shown in Figs. .2 .anii l.

A hole 26 is provided in the end insulator to accommodate the head of the core rivet i! so that the end insulator may rest flat on the stator core end. The ends 2? of the insulator are shaped to conform, when in position on the stator core, to that portion of slot insulators it against which they abut. The length .of these end insulatingstrips between corresponding part of the arcuateends .is somewhat longer than the distance between the corresponding parts of the curved bottoms. of the coil slots them in place while the stator core is set up for hand ormachine .windingof the -coil. To facilitate .insertion ,of the .end insulator, one .end thereof is set in .place against the slotinsulator, and the inner side I22 of the other slotinsulator is manually pushed inwardly from wall Hi of the slot, thereby drawing the curved portion 23 of the .slot insulatoraway from the bottom l of the slot to allow the other :end .of .the .end Upon release of the slot insulator ,to normalposition, the end insulator is securely held in place. Preferably, thelength .of .the..s1ot insulators is greater than theaxial length .of the .core slots by at .least twice the thickness of the end insulators which .areused. After all the slot endinsul-atorshave .been putin place .the stator core is ready vfor the coils to be wound thereon.

In the practice .ofthis invention the .cuffed type .of slotlinsulators, in-which theprojecting ends of the'insulator are rolled over or beaded outwardly to vform an .edgethat issomewhat more resistant to tearing by wireduring winding, may be used equally well. Inthis case, the length of the slot insulator should be such that .the end insulators fitnnderneath the bead. .However, in the practice of this. invention, there is no need of usinglthis more expensive. cuff type of insulator since tearing of the insulator ,by the wire during winding cannot lead to shorting of the wire against the core, iorthetearing usually canprogress'no.further than the end insulator, and in any event the .endinsulator stops the wire before it can reach the ,core.

metal.

After the coil28i.(F:ig.4) has been wound into the stator slots, an insulated metal strip'29 is used tobind'the ends of coil 28 and topull these coil ends firmly towardthe core. This strip 29 runs lengthwisein .the groove or recess 30 in the side of the stator core, across the. end insulator 25' 'underthe: ends of coil28, andthen around the ends of coil 28 to gather "the coil wires together" and: restrain them. from any. endwise displacement. For ease of assembly, the band or strip 29 may be preformed to a suitable U-shape, so that the legs thereof may be inserted between the end insulators and the coil ends, the band pushed down into the groove 30, and then the band ends bent around the coil ends.

The method of assembly is then as follows: Laminations are formed in the shape described, and then assembled in the usual manner to produce a stator core of the structure described. The slot insulators are put in place and the end insulators are inserted. At this point the lot insulators are adjusted so that the two ends of each are projecting beyond the core slot equally ,and the manner of inserting the end insulators described in column 3, lines 27-43, in-

clusive, is preferably used. The stator core is next wound. Finally, the insulated core binding strip is put in place to tighten up the coil ends.

. I claim:

1. In a stator for an electric motor, ,a stator core with coil slots having substantially fiat side walls, .oneof said walls of each slot terminatsponding pair of slot insulators, said end .in-

sulator comprising an insulating strip having ends conformed in shape to the portionsof the slot insulators against which th y abut, the length of said strip exceeding slightly ;-the span of the underlying stator core end, wherebyiduring assembly the end insulator is retained .in position, until the coilsare woundon the stator.

2. In a stator forafractionalhorsepowerzelec- .tric motor, a stator core with coil slotshavin substantially fiat side walls and arc-uatebottoms,

the outer .wall of each slot terminating at a shoulder near the longitudinal openin 0f ,the

slot; a slot insulator of resilient vstripmaterial in .each of said slots with .the opposite .ends

thereof projecting from the slot ends, said ,slot insulator .being conformed in shape ,to ,the in- ,terior of the slotandhaving one longitudinal edge abutting saidshoulder; and .an. end .in-

,sulatordisposed between-and abuttingithe projecting ends of eachcorrespondingpair of slot insulators, said end insulator.,comprisingan insulating strip, having ends conformed in shape to the portions of the slotinsulatorsagainst which they .abut.

.3. Ina fractional horsepower electric motor ,of the type in which each pole is for-med by .an adjacent pair of coilfslots in .whicha statorcoil is wound, a stator .core .-with.coil slots having substantially flat side .walls,..each ,of saidslots having a longitudinal shoulder formed .nearthe slot mouth opposite the corresponding pole; a slot lining insulator ineach ofisaid slots and projecting fromthe. opposite. slot ends, said slot insulator being generally conformed in. S ape .to the interior. of ,theslot and havingone longitudinal edge abutting said shoulder; and, ,an end insulator disposed between andabutting the projecting ends of each corresponding pair ,of slot insulators, said end insulator comprising an insulating strip having. ends conformed in shape to the projectingportions ofthe slot insulators against which said ends abut, said end insulator being slightly longer than the underlying stator core region between the slots of each pair.

4. In a fractional horsepower electric motor a stator which includes a core having a plurality 5 of straight-walled, deep winding slots disposed in corresponding pairs to form stator poles therebetween, each said pair adapted to receive a winding'for each pole; slot lining insulators each comprising an insulating strip generally conformed in shape to the slot and projecting longitudinally from each end thereof, said slot insulators being pre-formed of resilient material to be self-holding when inserted in the slots; and pole end insulators disposed across each pole end, each said end insulator being shaped to abut against the projecting ends of the corre- V sponding pair of slot insulators and to be held thereby in position until the stator is wound.

MILTON H. SPIELMAN.

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